October 1930 correspondence

October 1930 correspondence 1930 October 5 from F.S. Stephens(?) (London) to Beamish (four page handwritten letter mentions Delaware calling Hertzog to give a hand as “any settlement of the colour question in the E. African colonies must necessarily interest S. Africa.” Stephens also comments “As I always anticipated if the Home Government put too much on the Europeans of Kenya and Tanganyika, S. Africa will make common cause with the latter.” A memo to P.B.W. from H.H.B. 27/11/20 requests a character sketch of Byrne (Governor of Kenya) as he is interested in a side light on Kenya’s new governor to send to P. Sinclair at Moshi). 1930 October 18 from Jerome de la Mothe (c/o Standard Bank of S. Africa London) to “Pat” Sinclair (seven page handwritten letter reporting on his progress in recruiting support for Tanganyika’s Europeans and the issue of paramountcy of the native. Hertzog is mentioned as are many members in British government: Sir John Sandiman Allen, Sir Humphrey Leggatt, Sir John Davidson, Sir Philip Richardson, Sir Robert Williams, Sir Neville Pearson, Sir Alfred Sharp, Sir Francis Newton, Sir Horace Degville, Sir Neville Chamberlain, Sir Mark Hunter, Mr. Ormsley Gore, Mr. Dwyer, Mr. Wigglesworth, Majors Walsh and Grogan and Delamere large landholder Kenya who is noted as being “a very sick man.” Delamere (3d Baron Hugh Cholmondeley (1870-1931)), Ramsey & Malcolm Macdonald also noted. Mozambique Co. is mentioned. 1930 October 24 from De la Mere (East African Delegation London) to H.H. Beamish and J. de la Mothe (copy of letter of thanks for their offer of their services) 1930 October 26 from H.H. Beamish (London) to P.B. Williams (Dar es Salaam) (two page typed letter relating that he is in Belgium meeting with men to put the “case against the White Paper on the paramountcy question.” Beamish is trying to get Belgium and Portugal to put pressure on British Government. Sir Abe Bailey, Sir Alfred Sharpe and L. Oury,general manager of Mozambique Co. are approached. Also mentioned: J. de la Mothe, Delamere, Sir John Simon. Detailed remarks are in this letter with regard to the attitude toward the native question in the colonies which reflect on a rather racist attitude.) 1930 October 27 from Beamish (Antwerp) to (F.S.) Joelson (editor East Africa Times) (typed copy of letter noting others met on behalf of native question including Duff Torrence, Herbert Debenham, Armando Cortesao. Noted in red crayon is PBW) 1930 October 27 from A.E. Gérard (Brussels) to Belgian Consul (typed copy of letter in French regarding a meeting arranged for November 4, 1930) 1930 October 28 from Beamish (Antwerp) to Williams (typed letter mentions the importance of the paramountcy question to the Belgians and Debenham Sr. (a wealthy Antwerp merchant) seeing the importance to Belgian interests. Letter is badly wrinkled.) 1930 October 29 from Beamish (Brussels) to Libert Oury (London) (typed letter acknowledging letters to Armando Cortesao and A.E. Gerard and their interest in the Belgian Congo and the “White Paper” situation. Hertzog again mentioned as well as Mons. Leplae (Secretary of the Colonies) and Lippens and Messrs Duwaerts-Olivier-Ooms-de Jonghe-Reisdorf, Baron Carton de Wiart-Cattier-de Landsheere de Geynst. Letter wrinkled.) 1930 October 30 from A.E. Gerard to Conte G. Serra (Paris) (typed letter with red highlights informing a meeting November 4 in Brussels and suggesting that Mr. VanHulst, ex-chairman of the Association des Intérêts Coloniaux Belges and Mr. Laplae attend the meeting. Letter is wrinkled) 1930 October 31 from Beamish (Hotel Atlanta Bruxelles) (the top of first page of letter is missing but remaining part mentions de la Mothe meeting Hertzog regarding the paramountcy issue and Beamish going on to Paris to meet Count Garcia, the Portuguese representative on League of Nations who stood up to Roden Buxton, meeting with Orts, Belgium’s representative to League of Nations and returning to London to meet Ramsay Macdonald and discuss the “black brother” policy. Abe Bailey is mentioned as one who “really know African conditions.” Mentioned is the Congo Belgian trade supplies traffic on the Tanganyika railways, as well as the Uganda trade on the Rhodesian Railways, the Portuguese East Africa supplying a large portion of the labour to the Rand mines. The letter is signed with blue crayon.) 1930 October 31 from E. Millar (The Rhodes Trust, London) to Beamish (East African Delegation, London) (typed letter indicating that Lord Lothian is glad to see Beamish but the Rhodes Trust could not be interview by the East African Delegation regarding a political question. There is a penciled note by Beamish saying “Interviewed Trustees Lords Lothian, Lovat, Beit.”) 1930 October 31 from Libert Oury (London) to Beamish (typed letter saying he is sure that Beamish will do good work in Brussels and Paris. Typed note from Beamish saying that Libert Oury the General Manager of the Mozambique Co. gave a number of useful letters of introduction.) 1930 October ? (newspaper article with torn section deals with the White Paper Policy)